A girl’s decision to annul her marriage which was solemnised in her infancy has invited the wrath of the village panchayat which has slapped a hefty fine of Rs. 16 lakh and banished the family from the community.
Santadevi Meghwal, belonging to Rohichan Khurd village in Luni tehsil here, decided to call off her marriage which was finalised when she was eleven months old.
Her decision irked the village panchayat which imposed a fine of Rs. 16 lakh on her and banished her family from the community, she claimed.
“My decision [to call off the marriage] incensed my in-laws and they resorted to every tactic to pressure us to continue with the marriage by issuing varied threats. — PTI
